Wednesday, May 2nd: As May's First Multi Begins, The Buzz Is About Potential Record Breaking Numbers

ICYMI: Tuesday's tournament action began (at 11:00am) with a $100 No Limi Hold'em event, which had a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  After eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (31) entries, and a prize pool of $2,500.  Four players were scheduled to reach the money, but the tournament finished with a six-way deal (with the results listed below):

1. Anthony Canario (Lighthouse Point, FL) $679
2. David Echavarria (Bay Harbor Island, FL) $554
3. Mike Spadafore (Boynton Beach, FL) $443
4. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $430
5. George Lukowski (Parkland, FL) $273
6. Barry Teller (Tamarac, FL) $121

The evening event was an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which also had a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  Official numbers from the tournament would see the field close with (42) entries, and a $2,500 prize pool.  Six players were scheduled to reach the money, and after three "in-the-money" eliminations, a three-way deal would be agreed to.  Roberto Desogos (Pompano Beach, FL) topped the deal, with full results listed below:

1. Roberto Desogos (Pompano Beach, FL) $720
2. Anthony Vulpis (Pompano Beach, FL) $658
3. Alan Werner (Cooper City, FL) $522
4. Raul Vargas (Margate, FL) $250
5. Bernardo Murillo (Spain) $200
6. Kenneth Green (St. Augustine, FL) $150

Tournaments: Just two weeks ago, there was a $175 No Limi Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) run, which attracted a total of (1,356) entries (and had a prize pool of $178,992).  The same event begins today, and much of the talk surrounding the event is in regards to beating those numbers.  The tournament's structure is almost exactly the same, with one exception.

 The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 18,000 units, and levels that will last (25) minutes over the course of the tournament.  Registration is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), with the opening flights scheduled to play through Level 16 (or unless the 10% mark is reached before that point).  The chip lead bonus is the one detail that varies, as the largest stack bagged from each flight, will earn a seat into the end of month $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($50,000 GTD).  The next four days will have two flights each, with an afternoon flight (11:00am), and an evening flight (6:00pm).

Promotions: From (9:00am-10:00am), the high hand will award $150 every (30) minutes.  The high hands will then transition from 10:00am-12:00am (midnight), with the opportunity to win $400 every (30) minutes.  During that period, the promotion sees tournament players eligible (Isle Open events not eligible for high hand) each half-hour for $100 high hands, 2/2 limit hold'em players eligible for $200 high hands, 2/4 limit hold'em players eligible for $300 high hands, and all other raked games (1/2-5/10 NLH, 4/8 Omaha 8B, 6/12 O.E., etc.) eligible for $400 high hands.  From 12:00am-9:00am, players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.

It should also be noted, that players are able to win the high hand using only one card in their hand.  The payouts for those that use one card are different than the standard numbers listed above, and can be found (full listing of one-card payouts on flyers in the poker room).

11:00am -  $175 No Limit Hold'em - Flight 1A ($100,000 GTD) 

- Players start with 15,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (25) minutes

- All Day 1's will play (16) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

6:00pm - $175 No Limit Hold'em - Flight 1B ($100,000 GTD) 

- Players start with 18,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (25) minutes

- All Day 1's will play (16) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)